Can the historical event on 15 December be considered a victory, what goals does the new Church have before itself to gain the trust of world Orthodoxy, and what reform plan it should have are some of the questions we discussed with Fr. Nicholas Denysenko

Religious Studies

In the context of recent events in the Orthodox world, disputes over the boundaries of church institutions often arise between the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Kyiv and Moscow. Ukraine accuses Russia of misappropriating the territory of the Kyiv Metropolis. In its turn, Moscow appeals to the fact that the ancient Kyiv Metropolis differs from the territory of modern Ukraine. RISU decided to clarify this topic, getting advice from historians. Based on this research, we prepared an infographic.

The first question that arises concerning Ukraine is this: with what right and based on which holy canons, does Russia today claim the ecclesiastical and administrative dependency of the Metropolis of Kyiv?

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UOC-KP will pray for Ecumenical Patriarch during liturgies

In its session held on October 29, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate, adopted a decision to remember the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during worship, according to the official website of the UOC-KP.

“Given the circumstances, until further directions we bless the bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate to issue an instruction so that separate prayer requests be lifted in their cathedrals for His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew:

a) at the litany of peace, after the supplication “For this holy temple...” to lift a prayer “For His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew we pray onto the Lord”;

b) at the Great Entrance, the bishop with the Holy Chalice proclaims, " For His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Reverend Orthodox Metropolitans, Archbishops and Bishops...”